Mister Defense

To see that, so many touchdowns, and such incredible balance (hence, Josh has his best year, duh) combined with the most points scored in the league, 612!, should sharpen their focus like a laser on now getting the best 3-4 defensive players they can in the draft. They should take their ten picks and make them 4 better picks instead, moving up strategically to get the kind of defensive players needed to immediately improve the defense. Kansas City did it in one draft and so did the Eagles. They both won Super Bowls the following year. The Eagles were ranked 30th in defense in 2023. In 2024, they were the best defense in the league. By far the best defense. By almost 40 yards per game. Where there's a will there's a way.

Yup, and the Bills could do more of the same, though they do that pretty well overall. Makes sense, if done wisely, because the cap seems to be exploding anyway. So makes it less risky, less likely the bottom will fall out down the road.

Great. Thanks. Only wish that Coleman gave Josh a little more time to say something directly to the troops. These two better be spending an inordinate amount of time together this off season, practicing as much as possible, and hopefully with at least 1-2 of the other wideouts when possible. And I don't mean 1-2 weeks.. Because if Coleman has the kind of year it looked like he was going to have before the injury, the league should be on notice.

Your OP loses all credibility with that statement, now in bold above. KIncaid has never made a "tough" catch!! But I assume that this was just posted in the heat of the moment, after the very depressing loss.

Why do you have the 2025 offensive expenditures here, a season yet to be played, and one in which we do not know what the actual $ spent or outcome will be? Without the numbers for 2024 doesn't it make the last question you ask in your OP irrelevant? And the other questions too would be much better served with the 2024 numbers--folks will be focused much more on what the last season revealed, than one that has not yet been played. Can you clarify this, give the actual 2024 money spent and add a new post in the thread maybe? As I looked online and could not find it exactly. But I did find the offensive offensive expenditure for the Bills' offense at the same time last year. In March of last year, the Bills ranked 20th in the league at $116 million for 2024 offensive salaries. Of course, I do not know what the final figure was. An excellent idea for an OP, but the 2024 offensive salaries will make things much clearer, and make it all more relevant.

Actually the Bills were the highest scoring offense last year, in the regular season and playoffs combined. That is what the poster was referring to. The Bills were #1 in the league, with the Eagles 2nd at 608. The Bills scored 612 points. Hard to believe that number when I saw it--over 600 points!

Well, I do not think the Bills had the "best everything" last year, as they had a paper tiger of a defense, poor at stopping 3rd down conversions, and at giving up big plays, and not good at stopping the run. I was not happy with this, but figured they would muddle through until next year, with the high level offense rising to the occasion. (I always want my team to have a great defense. When I was born my mom took one look at my mug, saw this in my eyes, and hence my name.) They were a team that was at the very least in a big tweak year, if not a mini rebuild. But they made it to the AFC Championship game, and were leading the two time defending Super Bowl champions in their own house, late in the 4th quarter. They did that with a defense that was not high level, clearly in need of major changes in the secondary and defensive line, something Beane and McDermott are well aware of. And with those clear and obvious defensive problems, they were a whisper away from winning the game and heading to the Super Bowl--without their best CB, one of the top corners in the game, and without their best starting safety. Those were tremendous obstacles, as they were playing against the three time SB champions and two time MVP, someone most already consider to be one of the top 2-3 quarterbacks in league history. It is a game, and sometimes the ball doesn't bounce the right way. But with this Bills team, with a better defense next year, and an offense on the cusp of greatness, it is hard for me to imagine them not being the team to beat in the AFC.

I think almost everyone who watched this kick a*s offense last year would agree that adding a fast wideout who could get down field and separate would take it to another level. Once they get that, in my view, they may become the best offense ever. Without it though, they still may become that this year, but less likely.

Shoot, after reading this post I wonder what would happen if the Bills had good talent on offense... Would they be better than the 2nd best scoring offense in the NFL, as they were last year? Or better than one of the best points per drive in NFL history? Maybe then the Bills would be able to beat the elite teams, at least on occasion, like the Ravens, Lions, Chiefs...? I would love to have that happen, just on occasion, as they always come up short when they do play the better, elite teams. Maybe next year Beane will get some talent on offense that can beat a high level team, or two, score a slew of points, and challenge for a championship. But looking at last year, and his history, who would ever be that naive?

That last question is flat out stupid, at least from what it appears to imply. Why put that there? If anything, it is clear they are getting great value. And why not give us the 2024 $ allocated instead, as that is what the post seems to be about, right? We have no idea what will happen in 2025 on offense. In 2024, they scored 525 points, second in the league, almost 31 points a game. They had one of the best offenses ever in the NFL in 2024 and it looks like it will be even better in 2025. Brady's second year as OC, and a better wideout room, with more experience and better talent. IMO. If the 2024 number is the same, we don't have it in the post for some reason, then it appears Beane is responsible for a tremendous bargain.

Best coach since Marv, and one of the top coaches over the last decade in the NFL. Loaded with integrity. Happy Birthday, McD!

You say "rape is worse than murder". I think most would disagree with that statement, almost all, actually. I cannot imagine anyone in this country, if they had to choose one of those horrendous options for someone they loved, choosing that they be murdered instead. I have thought about this previously and believe that type of societal mindset may be, for some who rape, the reason they then kill their victim. Yes, rape is a horrible crime but to end the existence of someone is a dramatically more heinous crime.

? I did know that Wiley had serious character issues. It has been a long time since he played and cannot think of any examples to back that up. What are those? As that may cause me and others to change our perspective.

The Bills were missing their starting safety at the outset, and early in the first quarter they lost their best cornerback, one of the best in the league. Two vital players gone on defense, as they played against the two time MVP QB. Yet they still were beating the chiefs, at their home, late in the first quarter in the championship game. It further exposed the Bills' weaknesses on defense, their lack of high end players in the secondary and their need of a revamped D-Line. Something we had seen for almost the entire year. It was more evidence to me that the Bills need to get those areas fixed, and not with 'okay band aids', but with as high level players as possible. And it also showed the need for a wideout who could get open consistently down the field, to help them take the next step on offense. It should be pretty clear by the start of the season, or by Halloween?, if the Bills have taken the steps needed to win the next one--and to get that game at home next year.

Well, looking at PFF he made improvements last year in most aspects of his game. Pretty good upside according to the pre draft info. Huge. 26 years old. Hey, you never know. Jerry Hughes had not done much before the Bills got him at roughly the same age. Hughes had 5 sacks in his first 3 years at Indi--and then 20 in his first two years in Buffalo. At 6' 5" and 335 pounds, with good speed, maybe the new defensive line coach can move him forward. Hughes became one of the best pass rushers the Bills have had. Maybe Fotu can become a force in the middle, or at least a good rotational player against the run. I like the fact that he is young, and not a barnacle.